Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAmazon’s Highly Subsidized Foray Into Middle-Earth w/ Thomas Coughlan
Episode 131
Paris Marx is joined by Thomas Coughlan to discuss Amazon’s foray into Tolkien’s fantasy world, the big subsidies it received to film in New …
4 years, 1 month ago
Who’s Winning in China’s Fight Against 996? w/ JS Tan
Episode 130
Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss how Chinese tech workers fought against “996” work practices and whether the its phaseout is being …
4 years, 1 month ago
How the Modem World Shaped the Internet w/ Kevin Driscoll
Episode 129
Paris Marx is joined by Kevin Driscoll to discuss the networks and services built by volunteers and hobbyists on top of the telephone network…
4 years, 1 month ago
Keep Capitalism Out of Space w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Episode 128
Paris Marx is joined by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the science behind the new space telescope, the problems with the billionaire spa…
4 years, 1 month ago
Competition Won’t Fix Canada’s Telecom Woes w/ Fenwick McKelvey
Episode 127
Paris Marx is joined by Fenwick McKelvey to discuss the massive outage at Rogers, why it’s challenging the narrative that more competition wi…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Real Legacy of Stewart Brand w/ Malcolm Harris
Episode 126
Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the legacy of Stewart Brand and why the myth we’re often told about him overstates the real…
4 years, 2 months ago
How the Cloud Reshaped the Internet w/ Dwayne Monroe
Episode 125
Paris Marx is joined by Dwayne Monroe to discuss what it’s like to work in a data center, how the cloud came to hold a dominant position, and…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Dangers of Tech that Tracks Everything We Do w/ Shoshana Wodinsky
Episode 124
Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss how the digital infrastructure that companies have built out over the past couple decade…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tech Won’t Fix the Transport System w/ Paris Marx
Episode 123
In a special episode to celebrate the release of host Paris Marx’s new book Road to Nowhere, Brian Merchant takes over as guest host to inter…
4 years, 3 months ago
15 Years of the iPhone w/ Brian Merchant
Episode 122
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the impact of the iPhone after 15 years, including its effects on how we work, how we use t…
4 years, 3 months ago